Phil Ivey has also been eliminated from the European Poker Tour "High Roller Event", Pokerstars has the story.

The landscape has changes somewhat with two giants of the games eliminated. Phil Ivey paid off the massage therapist and joins Patrik Antonius in heading for the door.

I have no idea what that massage therapist thing means. This would have been a nice one to place in as the buy in was roughly $35k US. Outside of the place in the HORSE event, Ivey hasn't had a great trip to Europe. I'm sure he'll be much happier once he gets back to the friendly confines of the Bellagio.

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After Day 1B, Phil Ivey is out of the European Poker Tour, London Main Event. There seems to be a pattern developing with Phil Ivey where he either amasses a large chip count early or is eliminated early in tournaments. Which really isn't surprising considering his style of play.

Day 1b of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour London Main Event kicked off with a field full of EPT champions, WSOP champions, online superstars and one Olympic gold medalist. A field of 309 players started the day at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino, with some big names like Jean-Robert Bellande and David Williams relegated to alternate status as the field swelled past organizers' expectations.

It's a weird world we live in where Boris Becker and Phil Ivey play in the same tournament.

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